New · The Boy Who Borrowed Tomorrow is out now

Books meant to be kept.

Alchemilla Press is an independent publisher in Wisconsin making illustrated books for children — and for the people who end up reading them aloud forty times.

Meet our first book For librarians & educators

Now available

Our first picture book

Out now · October 2026

The Boy Who Borrowed Tomorrow

written by Kelly Pasztor · illustrated by Diana F. Shelton

In Hurryville City, nobody hates waiting more than Leo. So when Wizzle the When-Witch offers him the Tomorrow Borrower 3000, he can’t resist. One press and ZIPPETY-ZANG! His homework is done, his science project has won, and it’s already his birthday. But the prize feels borrowed, and the cake feels hollow.

A bouncy, rhyming read-aloud about patience, effort, and the good stuff hiding in the waiting. For ages 5 to 8, in hardcover, paperback and ebook.

Book details & ordering For librarians & educators

The name

Alchemilla vulgaris

Alchemilla vulgaris is lady’s mantle, a low green plant with pleated leaves that hold rain and dew in whole, unbroken beads. Medieval alchemists walked out at dawn to collect that water, convinced it was the purest thing they could put in a vessel — and they named the plant after the work.

They were wrong about the chemistry and right about the picture. A press does the same thing: it gathers what has collected, and holds it in a form that keeps. That is the whole editorial philosophy, and it is printed on the spine.

Every book we publish is one we would want on the shelf in twenty years, not one that has to sell out by Christmas. Kelly Pasztor, publisher

How the press works

Small by design

What we publish

Illustrated books for young readers, and the occasional book for grown-ups that would be better with pictures. A short list, published slowly.

How to get them

Our titles are distributed through Ingram, so any bookstore, library or wholesaler can order them through the channels they already use. Full trade terms are on the booksellers and libraries page.

Who is behind it

Alchemilla Press is the book imprint of Kelly Pasztor LLC, founded by Kelly Pasztor, an executive coach and writer in Wisconsin. More about the press.

For booksellers, librarians and educators

Alchemilla Press titles are available to the trade through Ingram. Libraries can order through Ingram Library Services or their usual supplier, and schools can order classroom sets and signed copies directly from us. The one-page sell sheet has every ISBN, price and spec in one place.

Librarians & educators

Bookseller trade terms

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